White Bronze
Simin Lakpour
"Sefid Ruy" Book


Metal Works in Iran Bastan Museum
Hammered small goblet, flat bottom, convex body, straight rim

Khorasan
10-11th century AD
Height: 2.1 cm (.84 in)
Rim diameter: 10 cm (4 in)

Decoration:
Inner surface is decorated with bands of dotted circles radiating from bottom center onto the body. Between these rays, more groups of similar circles are incised.

Patina:
Small glossy black stained patches and coalesced wart-like green and dark brown corrosion. Body is broken and cracked.